Simple Redecorating

Since I don't have any big projects going on (the bathroom is still in early planning stages and the kitchen is only an idea), it wasn't hard for Danielle to talk me into doing a little something to make the living room a bit nicer.

So now the living room has new curtains. Thank you, Bed Bath and Beyond. Curtain rods from Lowes.





It's easy to focus on what we haven't figured out and forget about what we've done. What we know:

- Travertine in place of the existing ceramic tile around the fireplace - coming this spring.
- Stone in the bathroom... more travertine? Either on the floor or the shower surround? Some of the distributors online have great prices.
- Walls will may be some kind of plaster finish, either tan or blue?
- New bathroom countertop, but not sure what material...
- Still not sure about the cabinets but would like to get new doors for the hamper to match.
- Luckily we won't need to move utilities which is great news to us.

2010 is shaping up to be a huge year for us once we figure out the details behind all of these changes.

Bathroom Planning...

Since I'm away from home right now I don't have any fresh pics of what the main bathroom looks like right now. That's probably a good thing since it's still the same as the last pictures. How could I take down the awesomeness that is the wallpaper that's up right now anyway???




Ok seriously now I can hardly wait to change this room up, but I've never done a whole lot to remodel a bathroom before so this will be a totally new experience. We do have a few ideas though. For one, whatever color scheme we go with will need to play nicely with the main bedroom which will probably become some shade of light blue next year. I have no idea why it's a slightly darker shade of green from the rest of the downstairs right now, but whatever. The other big constraint is that it'll have to work out with the existing tub. It turns out that it's a color that works out really nicely with a lot of readily available shades of natural stone, it's also staying. Cabinets will come out, hamper will stay.

Anyway here are some ideas we're considering. This sort of color scheme for the shower with the tan and blue. We would also tile to the ceiling:


Perhaps this color for the cabinets? The trouble is, the hamper is painted white and removing the paint, staining and finishing it to match any wood-colored cabinets may be difficult if possible at all. So far I haven't found a good paint remover that will handle the original oil-based off-white that hides underneath a couple of coats of white latex. Existing cabinets will probably not be reused in order to add storage space in the space where a vanity seat would go now.


Maybe this sort of tile for the backsplash behind the sinks, but with a bit less yellow or green?


At this point everything is just ideas anyway. Comments or thoughts are welcome!